Common name | Pazifischer Heilbutt |
Language | German |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | Yes |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Germany |
Locality | |
Ref. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | morphology |
1st modifier | locality/area |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Official trade name (Ref. 47487). 'Halibut' from Low German 'but', i.e., stumpy, and alludes to the bony nodules on the fish's back (p. 545, Ref. 11979); 'Pazifischer', i.e. of the Pacific Ocean. |